Tao Te Ching

The Power of Goodness, the Wisdom Beyond Words
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“Epicurus never advocated hedonism, believing that we should aim to free ourselves from bodily pain and mental anguish not through 'drinking and revels' but 'sober reasoning.' He was an ascetic... His standard diet was water and bread... and he was a strict celibate who believed sex should be avoided because it led to unhappy feelings such as jealousy”

Roman Krznaric 1
Practical, popular, modern philosopher

from Carpe Diem Regained (2017)

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